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1 subtlety
noun sutilezatr['sʌtəltɪ]noun (pl subtleties)1 (delicacy, fine difference) sutileza2 (tact) delicadeza1 (perceptiveness) agudeza, perspicacia; (ingenuity) sutilezan.• argucia s.f.• astucia s.f.• sutileza s.f.'sʌtḷti1)a) u c (delicacy, elusiveness) sutileza fb) u (tact, finesse) delicadeza fto lack subtlety — ser* poco delicado
2)a) u ( perceptiveness) sutileza f, perspicacia fb) u c ( ingenuity) sutileza f['sʌtltɪ]N1) (=delicacy, refinement) [of colour, book, humour, person] sutileza f2) (=perceptiveness) perspicacia f, agudeza fhe analyses the situation with great subtlety — analiza la situación con gran perspicacia or agudeza
* * *['sʌtḷti]1)a) u c (delicacy, elusiveness) sutileza fb) u (tact, finesse) delicadeza fto lack subtlety — ser* poco delicado
2)a) u ( perceptiveness) sutileza f, perspicacia fb) u c ( ingenuity) sutileza f
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